Proceedings of MATSUS Spring 2025 Conference (MATSUSSpring25)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29363/nanoge.matsusspring.2025.513
Publication date: 16th December 2024
Chalcogenide-based solar cells are regarded as promising due to their use of abundant, low-toxicity materials
and their scalability for cost-efficient manufacturing. However, their performance is often constrained by
efficiency challenges, with non-radiative recombination identified as a significant limitation. The potential
to overcome these challenges is seen in the exploration of emerging chalcogenides, offering pathways toward
improved stability and higher efficiencies in next-generation photovoltaic devices. A Voc deficit, largely
attributed to non-radiative recombination, has been identified in prior analyses as a major obstacle for these
materials. In this presentation, findings will be extended to recently reported high-efficiency devices, with
key photovoltaic metrics compared to historical benchmarks, and future research directions proposed. The
influence of Zn substitutions in CXTS (where X includes Mn, Mg, Sr, Ba, Ni, Co, Fe) on structural,
optoelectronic, and photovoltaic properties will be discussed, with particular attention given to the role of Ag
and other cation substitutions in Cu₂CdSnS₄ photoabsorbers. Directional growth of high-mobility [hk1]
planes in Sb₂(S,Se)₃, which has enabled power conversion efficiencies exceeding 9%, will also be presented.
Lastly, the application of CZTS and Sb₂(S,Se)₃ as photocathodes in solar water splitting will be explored.
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